Administering Microsoft Exchange 2016 -
M20345-1 Course Outline

(5 Days)

Overview

ABOUT THIS COURSE

This 5-day instructor-led course teaches IT professionals how to administer and support Exchange Server 2016. Students will learn how to install Exchange Server 2016, and how to configure and manage an Exchange Server environment. The course covers how to manage mail recipients and public folders, including how to perform bulk operations using Exchange Management Shell. Students also will learn how to manage client connectivity, message transport and hygiene, how to implement and manage highly available Exchange Server deployments, and how to implement back up and disaster recovery solutions.

Audience Profile

AUDIENCE PROFILE

This course is primarily intended for people aspiring to become enterprise-level messaging administrators for Exchange Server 2016. IT generalists and help-desk professionals who want to learn about Exchange Server 2016 might also take this course. Students taking this course are expected to have at least two years of experience working in the IT field—typically in the areas of Windows Server administration, network administration, help desk, or system administration. They are not expected to have experience with previous Exchange Server versions.

The secondary audience for this course includes IT professionals who take this course as preparation material for exam 70-345: Designing and Deploying Microsoft Exchange Server 2016, or as part of the requirement for the MCSE: Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 certification.

Prerequisites

PREREQUISITES

Before attending this course, students must have:

A minimum two years of experience administering Windows Server, including Windows Servier 2012 R@ or Windows Server 2016.

A minimum two years experience working with active Directory Domain Services (AD DS). A minimum two years of experience working with name resolution including Domain Name System (DNS).

Understanding of TCP/IP and networking concepts.

Understanding of Windows Server 2012 R2 or later, and AD DS, including planning, designing, and deploying.

Understanding of security concepts such as authentication and authorization.

Course Outline

This module describes the key features and enhancements in Exchange Server 2016. The module also describes the deployment requirements and options for implementing Exchange Server 2016.

Lessons

Overview of Exchange Server 2016

Requirements and deployment options for Exchange Server 2016

Lab : Deploying Microsoft Exchange Server 2016

Evaluating requirements and prerequisites for an Exchange Server 2016 installation

Deploying Exchange Server 2016

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe the features and functionality of Exchange Server 2016.

Describe the requirements and deployment options for Exchange Server 2016.

Module 2: Managing Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 servers

This module describes the built-in management tools that you can use to manage maintain and maintain Exchange Server 2016. The module also explains the features and functionality of a Mailbox server role and procedures for configuring a Mailbox server.

Lessons

Exchange Server 2016 management

Overview of the Exchange 2016 Mailbox server

Configuring Mailbox servers

Lab : Configuring Mailbox servers

Creating and configuring mailbox databases

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 management.

Describe the Exchange Server 2016 Mailbox server role.

Configure mailbox servers

Module 3: Managing recipient objects

This module describes the types of recipient objects in Exchange Server 2016, and explains how to manage these objects. The module also describes how to manage address lists and policies on the Mailbox server role.

Explain the Exchange Management Shell cmdlets that you can use to configure and manage Microsoft Exchange Server 2016.

Manage Exchange Server and recipient objects by using the Exchange Management Shell.

Manage Exchange Server and recipient objects by using the Exchange Management Shell scripts.

Module 5: Implementing client connectivity

This module describes how to configure and manage Client Access Services in Exchange Server 2016. The module also explains the options for configuring client connectivity, Microsoft Outlook on the web, and mobile messaging.